In The Rush To Build Affordably, We Can’t Undermine Building Safety

In The Rush To Build Affordably, We Can’t Undermine Building Safety Jackson MorrillPresident & CEO of the American Wood Council As housing continues to pose affordability challenges across the country, state governments have been pursuing legislation that, while well-intentioned, threatens the safety of wood construction. This year, for example, New York and North Carolina each […]

How The SLB Is Building The Future Of Lumber

How The SLB Is Building The Future Of Lumber Redmond Library | Miller Hull Partnership For generations, lumber demand has been driven by home building and remodeling. It’s used to build 93 percent of U.S. homes, along with 87 percent of low-rise multifamily buildings. Today, a new opportunity is emerging—one that could fundamentally expand where and […]

Industry News

Industry News Kirk Todish Promoted At Bennett Lumber Products Kirk Todish After 40 years with Princeton, ID-based, Bennett Lumber Products and 10 years in sales, Kirk Todish was recently promoted to sales manager. Bennett Lumber produces 150 million board feet annually of White Fir, Douglas Fir (8/4), Ponderosa Pine, Idaho White Pine, Engleman Spruce (4/4) […]

Who’s Who in Softwoods

Who’s Who in Softwoods Jackson Caelian: Sales Representative At West Bay Forest Products Jackson Caelian Jackson Caelian is a “thriving young sales representative tasked with developing new Cedar markets at West Bay Forest Products,” shared Chad Findlay, vice president at West Bay Forest Products.  Caelian began his lumber career as an intern at West Bay […]

APA’s 2026 Structural Panel & Engineered Wood Yearbook Now Available

APA’s 2026 Structural Panel & Engineered Wood Yearbook Now Available New analysis from APA – The Engineered Wood Association finds structural panel production expected to dip in 2026. Elevated tariff rates, a frozen housing market and the sharpest slowdown in U.S. net immigration in decades are converging to constrain demand for engineered wood products in […]

Retail Review

Retail Review Hometown Expansion for Bliffert Lumber Bliffert Lumber, headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, and East Side Lumber recently completed a merger bringing together two well-respected, independent Wisconsin lumber companies. East Side Lumber has been employee-owned for more than 18 years and has built a strong reputation for its expertise, customer service and commitment to the […]

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